CMS Basics (non-stop) (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

The object of the course
More than 60% of the web pages on the internet run on some sort of web content management system and you can create almost any website imaginable with web content management system. Best part is that you don’t need to know any programming languages to achieve that!

CMS Basics is a crash course towards understanding on what the basic building blocks of web content management systems are and how content is managed on the internet. After completing this course, you will know how to build complex websites and services by using a web content management system.

Course Competences
Business competence
Systems and methods in ICT
Learning and information management competence

The learning objectives of the course
You will understand how a web content management system works. You will apply your knowledge to create, update and remove content from content management system. You understand different levels of user accounts and their privileges. You will apply your knowledge to customize the content management system with different themes and related tools to your liking or to specifications. You will understand different media file formats, and their properties, used by content management systems and how the affect the whole ecosystem from end users to the content management system to the maintainer.

Content

What different web content management systems are there
What different parts do they usually have
WordPress, and how to use it including media uploading, content creation and modifying its themes

Teaching methods

At first student does self-learning from online and Moodle materials. After learning the student tests theory in practice.

Exam schedules

No exams.

International connections

Unfortunately none.

Completion alternatives

The student has created a website for a client using CMS. The student must contact the teacher and have a reflection discussion, where the student presents the website and technologies used.

Student workload

Total 81 hours, 3 credits.

30 hours reserved for materials. 51 hours to complete assignments and the project.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You understand what a content management system is, what different uses does it have and you recognize the different parts of it. You can apply your knowledge to create, modify and remove content with the content management system. You can apply your knowledge of the content editor to create different styles of layouts. You are able to modify existing themes and user interfaces with the tools that the content management system provides. You understand how different multimedia filetypes affect the platform.

Qualifications

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Further information

All assignments are graded as pass or fail. No exams. You must complete mandatory assignments and do one custom website project.